OK, it's time for a new thread here. The old one is way too long and involved and just when I was bored with nothing much happening, WHAM!

Last night at 9 pm, Bad Gal arrived with another girl. They hurriedly locked themselves inside the gate and at the very same time, a HUGE Pace arrow (probably 30 footer) old motorhome drove up on the side street. House is a corner lot, so they have two ways to go. Then there was banging and shouting and all sorts of activity with flashlights, Bad Gal, the other girl and the male (who I think is her new new boyfriend) who came up in the motorhome. They were walking all over the back yard, spotlighting the fence, house, etc.

They were VERY loud, attracting as much attention as they could. Bad Gal had her 'taser' out and was testing it. It's a small one looks like regular mobile flip phone. Very cute, probably not legal. They stood around doing who knows what for an hour, until the neighbor a few doors up from me yelled at the, "Get out of the yard!". Bad Gal immediately yelled in a definite ME voice, "It's MY HOUSE! I'll do what I want, there was a break in, the garage door is open and so is the dining room door." To which the neighbor replied, "Then I'll call the police". Bad Gal said, "I'm handling it, mind your own business."

So I'm assuming that it was another faked break in and designed to get as many neighbor's as witnesses. NO police ever came from 9 pm until midnight. And no police this morning.

In that time, Bad Gal went around the corner with her car (emergency flashers going) and tried to jump start the motor home. No luck. THEY tore down about 20 feet of chain link fence and I guessed right, this morning, at SIX am, they were all back, got the motor home started and drove it INTO the back yard right up against the house!

Now we have a messed up fence (they sorta put it back slightly) and a huge motor home (which I think someone intends to live in) and they also have a dog named 'Fugly" Oh how nice. Dog seems friendly.

It's illegal around her to live in a motor home on the street or in a yard. Probably won't do any good to complain given all that isn't being done already, but this is a NEW chapter in an already messy situation.

So Bad Gal insists it's HER house, we don't know anything about anything, since the Niece (who I took the time to write a nice note to asking for info) and we can just sit and watch and wait.

More fun and games AND no sign of the boyfriend/fiance who hasn't been seen for 4 weeks now. Interesting. Maybe he figured it all out and Bad Gal's behavior finally got to him.

The nearest neighbor older mother of couple in the next house over is right there watching it all. Neighbor gal called me to ask if I would call the Niece and tell her what's going on, and I reminded her I had already written a letter and got no response. So I convince HER to call. Maybe she will get some action. I still think the Niece has me and the Bad Gal group linked and doesn't trust me either. Can't blame her.

Guess I'm back on recording action and watching the new group doing whatever they are doing. Never ending story.

Who pays taxes on this house. Do you think bad girl and niece are in this together. And to think -nothing happens here.

Wow Sorta, it's never dull!

Amazingly enough, NO ONE pays the taxes. When I finally got to speak to the Niece on the phone in January, she said, "I'm not going to pay taxes for someone else living there!" Stupid. Taxes due and past due now in the amount of about 6k. She doesn't intend to pay them at all despite me telling her about the 'Adverse Possession Law' here in California that allows a squatter to take possession of, and eventually OWN the house IF they consistently pay the property taxes for Five years and then make a request to have the property deeded to them because they are 'taking care of it, when it was abandoned by the owner'.

The Niece never wrote me or called me back after I sent a short note a month ago asking for any information about WHO is allowed to be in the house, or if it's being sold to Bad Gal or anyone else. I really think the Niece lumps me into the 'bad' people group since I knew the 'caretaker' guy who brought Bad Gal into this 2 years ago when it all started.

Caretaker guy NOW sees the full 'plan' his ex had for the place and a way to get money and a place to live. He's not the brightest bulb in the pack, but he see's 'the light' now. Hindsight. He's so sorry he ever met her (she approached HIM). And now, now sign of the new beau/fiance for over a month. Still wondering why.

Drove by the yard and the motorhome is now hooked up to electricity and water. Guess they are going to be living in it along with the dog, 'Fugly' who seems to be an English bulldog. Kinda cute.

Just waiting for the neighbor lady closer to the action to get ahold of the Niece on the phone. I think maybe she will talk to her (might trust her more) and she is going to ask who, why, what, and all that AND tell her if she doesn't care about the house, at least care about all the misery she is causing to the neighbors. Hope it goes well.

In the meantime, I'm looking up City Code Enforcement and finding out if I can report the illegal residence. No sewer connection at the very least should get them out.

It's official. Bad Gal has now spent the last 2 full nights in the motorhome with her NEW guy. I'm calling it their 'love nest'. This is the FIRST time since she started all this stuff in January that she actually spent the night and didn't leave. Seems to be nesting. They went shopping for food, supplies, propane tanks, etc. Stocking up on all they need.

Having NOT seen the second boyfriend for over a month now, lo and behold, he APPEARED over there yesterday morning! He rode up on his awesome motorcycle and didn't go IN. Just parked in the street, walked to the fence, talked to Bad Gal over the locked gate for a minute, NEVER took off his HELMET!, then left. I guess the romance with him is definitely over and now he knows it.

Bad Gal has a strange way of not letting previous beaus know that they are no longer needed.

So now with the motorhome all nicely fitted out with electric, propane, water they are good to go. AND...NOW...last night, they brought in a TEENAGE BOY! Possibly the son of the new guy. Kid got out of Bad Gal's car, put on his backpack, went inside, and was later seen skateboarding around the sidewalks.

This morning, New Guy drove Bad Gal's car, with the kid in it somewhere and then came back without him. Probably took him to school. The fact that Bad Gal let New Guy driver HER car alone is enough to convince me that he's definitely the new boyfriend. Nobody drives HER car.

I'm going to look up Code Enforcement today and send in a 'request' for a safety check on that illegal 'residence' especially now that we have a KID living there.

Worst part is everyone seems to be looking the other way unless we have gunshots or a riot. Just general breaking the laws isn't enough to get the police to respond. Feeling more and more hopeless, but not giving up.

They may have jumped the shark with the motor home. Can't believe that this would be legal.

Well, they've gotten by with everything else illegal, why not this too???

Yeah, the law helps the crooks around here. BUT I just finished writing a COMPLAINT to Code Enforcement for our city. I did this once before about the build up of trash in the yard and they actually contacted the 'owner' and got a 'free' service to clean everything up.

So this time, I complained about the Motorhome. Gave a brief account of the Squatter, the NEW boyfriend and how they moved in the Motorhome last Sunday/Monday and our fears about the SEWER situation. Hopefully they will investigate and realize that there is NO way that Motorhome is coming back out of the yard to go to a pump site and the only other way is to bring a pumper truck to the curb. That would be expensive and I doubt Bad Gal or the new improved guy would pay for that. Only other option is them sneaking out after dark and dumping the contents down the storm drain (nothing goes but rain water) and ruining our environment. OR Heavens, putting it all in bags in the yard somehow or canisters?

AND today, wow! Neighbor called to say the happy couple was having a BARBEQUE! Yup, set up a grill and cooked AND they have hung a clothesline across the yard. Oh joy. This is such fun. They act like they belong there. Makes me angry.

Amazing Sorta!

After I wrote up a report to our local Code Enforcement Office last night, telling about the Motorhome and the bags of trash:

This morning, they got rid of all the trash bags. They spent several hours last night and a few this AM making SHORT trips and then back. Makes sense now since last year, she was dumping the bags in DUMPSTERS all over town. Her then boyfriend, got caught doing that for her and almost got arrested. So she's following the same routine. Now if Code Enforcement comes, they will find no trash. Oh well.

BUT the neighbor closest drove by and found that the output hose from the sewage containment tank is now UNDER the trailer going somewhere. Dunno whether it's just draining in the yard, or under the house into that broken sewer pipe and into the non-working septic tank. So I wrote an email to HAZMAT (to my favorite guy) and told him all about what's been happening. I have no doubt that HE will indeed come over and investigate where that output hose is draining. He can coordinate with City Code too.

Now waiting for anyone to call me back or send me email or just show up (they usually just show up) and see what's what over there.

AND it's official, the teenage boy is living there! Been 3 nights now and he gets taken to school every morning about 6:30 am. How nice. OH and they have sheets hanging on the clothesline, near the Barbeque grill. My neighbor and I are waiting for the 'housewarming' invitation and what to bring to the potluck.

Yuck!

I'd bring them a bomb = great house warming. I'm still quite suspicious of the niece. Although on google there's plenty of instruction to do an adverse posession. In fact 1 site kinda encourages it.

Update from yesterday AFTER Code Enforcement showed up. Wish it were good news but...

The guy came, Bad Gal met him, smiles all around, everyone was out in the yard happy happy while the Code guy measured the Motorhome and its position on the lot and in relation to the house. After 20 minutes, more smiles, handshakes all around and she was waving those forged papers at him the whole time. He left. Period. Nothing happened. This is the beginning of the end.

Later, there were so many 'visitors' we couldn't keep track. I'm suspecting she and the new boyfriend and her son AND perhaps her teen daughter with the new baby and another young couple will be living there. New boyfriend was inside the house, washing windows, putting up curtains, then outside repairing and painting various areas that were damaged by all the break-ins. AND he installed a brand new door and a security door on the house. How nice.

Code guy must have thought that dumping sewage under a house into an open pipe was just fine. I have NO idea why this gal can convince everyone that she's so perfect. In any case, all the 'good' neighbors are discouraged, we are now in a watch and wait mode since we tried the 'legal' way and Bad Gal comes out smelling like a rose.

But the neighbor up the street did call the Niece again and got ahold of her hubby. She said if we thought the Niece was a soft-spoken wonderful Southern Lady, I should hear the husband. He's even nicer. He again thanked all of us for trying, said NOW the police won't even help the Niece with anything (washed their hands of it all), AND that the Niece is 'diligently' working to resolve this matter, BUT it won't be soon, it will be SEVERAL MONTHS before it's all settled. Arrraaaaghhhh!

In the meantime, we have decided to call the house: Chrissy's Commune due to the influx of all sorts of people coming and going at all hours. People were there well after midnight and then Bad Gal was up and out at 6:30 AM taking her son to school again. It's the Meth. She NEVER sleeps, has boundless energy. I can safely assume that all her friends are also partaking of the good drugs. Been like that with everyone I met who she knew. Police records confirm all this so it's not just guessing.

Woe is me and all of the neighborhood. Probably won't have any updates unless something really wild happens. It's just a matter of time before the 'honeymoon' period is over for Bad Gal and she gets mad at one or more of her friends and gets into a fight. It's a pattern. I just hope it's sooner rather than later.

All prayers and evil thoughts gratefully accepted. Karma will eventually catch up with her and we will all be there, cheering!

I've been watching the 'action' over there as usual. Took some pictures of boyfriend number 3. Then boyfriend number 1 (the guy who used to live with the old man) came over. He asked what the 'new' guy looked like and did he sorta walk hunched over a bit? Was he 'submissive' to Bad Gal? All yes. So I dragged out my picture and WHAM. It's not boyfriend number 3...It's...wait for it...wait for it....Bad Gal's HUSBAND! Yup, the original genuine article. No wonder he and the kid there (teen boy) get along so well. He's the DADDY (well adopted so number 1 says).

This Husband is the real deal. I always suspected they were never divorced, but now I'm thinking I'm right. HE is the guy with the Motorhome. No wonder boyfriend number 2 (who had been with Bad Gal for almost a year) skipped out just after meeting THIS guy in the yard and never returned (except for on brief moment at the locked fence). Oh Wow!

So it's a FAMILY gang of robbers, thieves, con-men/women. Nice thing to teach a kid. Can't wait for this new angle to develop. Oh and the white SUV with the blonde guy and girl? They are Bad Gal's Nephew and his wife. And the other older dark haired girl is her oldest daughter. Gads!

Now we will see if they all live there or some stay in their long term rental house up the hill just a bit. Seems that's where they all live together and either they are splitting between here and there, or maybe another eviction. They have several evictions on record. Maybe this is the 'new' place.

Also did some research and found out that the State of California ENCOURAGES Squatters. In fact, in San Francisco, they have programs that find empty houses, and HELP the homeless squat in them. Yup, government funded. AND that our local police depart goes to TRAINING classes to teach them what to say and what to do when they encounter trespasses/squatters! Yup, found the entire write up on that. They are taught to not confront, to not listen to neighbors, to advise everyone 'it's a civil matter' (how many times have I heard that phrase?). AND also says if they see ANY paperwork with the squatter's name and that address, they are to back off and leave them alone. I'm not kidding! This is all in living color under our local police training manual. No wonder we got nowhere with this. Geeeeeeeeez!

I am so boiling mad. Going to just be watching and waiting for the 'owner' to do something, but the literature also said, it's harder for the owner to get squatters out than you think even with a lawyer because of the California Law that favors the squatter's position. How depressing is that? I'm going out to find an empty house, set up my lawn chairs and barbeque and take over...not. Ugh.

If these "squatters" were fine upstanding citizens, then maybe this stupid policy would make more sense. You know - getting rid of all the abandoned houses, of which I'm sure there are many. But anyone who would actually do this is NOT going to be a positive addition to ANY neighborhood. It's a slap in the face to anyone who already lives there trying desperately to keep their neighborhood safe and peaceful.

This sure does explain a lot - I'm still thinking a call to the local TV station is in order. They might have a field day with this policy.

Sigh, if it were not for the fact that I KNOW this Bad Gal, and know what she's capable of (people have restraining orders on her already) I'd run to the TV stations. I have tried to convince other neighbors to do some of the work, but they just don't want to get involved. One gal up the street, whose mom lives right next door to this new crew is the most active in calling the police and the actual 'owner' who is the decedent's niece. At least that neighbor will get involved, but she won't go as far as to call TV stations. Darn.

But today, oh joy, my phone rang at 6 am. It was my immediate next door neighbor and partner in crime. She waited as long as she could, she says, and didn't want to wake me up, BUT seems that the crew was now MOVING the Motorhome OUT of the yard. They backed it out over the torn down fence, got it hung up ON the fencing and spent 1/2 hour of yelling at each other getting the fence clears and the Motorhome out of the backyard over the sidewalk, etc. We were hoping that they were leaving, but no...the just backed it in to the DRIVEWAY (a cement slab) and now it sits thre. No room for another car, Driveway gate, which is Always locked up tight (even if they just go out to get the mail) and now it's wide open with the huge Motorhome sticking out halfway. I'm not even sure it's fully on a slab. Looks to me like it's front wheels are on the dirt. Not legal, but who cares at this point.

So one of two things is going on: The Code Enforcement guy told them to move it, OR they moved it in preparation for POURING a slab in the back yard to make it legal. Actually the back yard, is really a side yard since this property is a corner and everything is visible from the street.

So now we wait to see if Bad Gal parks her precious car on the street, or finds a way to modify the locking gate so she can drive in and lock things up tight again.

Players now include: Bad Gal, her Hubby, their 20 something daughter with a baby in a carrier, their adopted 15ish son, and a blonde guy we have no idea (might be a nephew). Quite a crew. Can't keep up with how many are now there.

Still wondering if they have been evicted from their old rental nearby. Time will tell.

EDIT UPDATE! Wow!

We won a small victory today. I needed that. Our City Code guy called me and explained what he said and did about the Motorhome. Better than I thought. He advised them of several violations and made them correct them. First was as I knew, you can't drive over a City CURB to get into your yard (damages, etc). Second, the Motorhome has to be on a slab, so he told them to move it to the driveway area. Third and the most important, There is to be NO electricity, gas, water, or sewer connected to said Motorhome! None, nada. Nothing can be hooked up. They can use it during daylight hours for whatever, can carry water in jugs to the motorhome BUT after dark, NO ONE can sleep in there and no hookups of any type! Wowwwww!

I am ecstatic. So now we watch to see if any hookups are made AND if anyone is sleeping there at night.Should be pretty obvious if we see lights all night. OH, and they told the City Code guy that 'they were planning on selling the motorhome anyway." Yeah, like I believe anything they say. Ha. Small win...I'm writing it down on my calendar.

Everything is changing on the 'schedule' of Bad Gal and the entourage. Can't keep track of when SHE is here, but the hubby seems to ALWAYS be here day and night. Bad Gal goes away and doesn't stay all night anymore. Probably working on another empty house she wants to loot.

Some guy was there yesterday, looked suspicious, but turns out he was looking at the Motorhome (which just might be listed for sale somewhere). I don't see a sign on it so I dunno. He came back today with another guy, looked, chatted, the hubby opened the hood and tried to start it. Wouldn't start. The 2 guys waited for 20 minutes and then left. Guess they gave up.

Interesting news: The lien on the Trash bill by the City is LIFTED as of April 6th. Dunno who paid it (probably a few hundred or more by now). Dying to see if it's the 'owners' or Bad Gal. IF it was Bad Gal, she would have put out trash today for pickup and nothing went out. I think something else is in the works. Might be the start of a sale or transfer of the house within the family or to another agency? Hoping it's the family working things out finally. I really dread having this family of thieves living right across from me. You never know what they will do next. No conscience, no worries, not afraid of anyone. Bad bad.

Your neighborhood has a lot more drama than mine Sorta. After hearing all of this I think I like my boring neighborhood even better.

I told someone the other day that I had a news flash from my house in the country - I found a morel mushroom!

Wow Drac, just don't tell anyone, or my Bad Gal might move into your neighborhood just to poach the mushrooms!

In a news update: Bad Gal, who has been scarce this last week, is definitely NOT driving. She arrives and leaves as a passenger in her own car, with Boyfriend #2 driving! We thought he was out of the picture, but he seems to be at her beck and call. They are probably working on taking over another empty house since she isn't here all day and night anymore now that her Hubby is living here guarding the place. We can only assume that she has once again lost her driver's license due to either drunk/drug driving or a judgement from the burglary/forgery charges from last year around this time. She was arrested TWICE in one week last April, only 2 weeks before moving into the old guy's house for the first go round. We managed to get her out after a month, but then she came back for this year's fiasco.

She's only here for 1/2 hour or less each time and while she deals with Hubby, the Boyfriend #2 just wanders around the yard. I assume he doesn't want to get to know him. Bad Gal keeps several men working for her at a time. Figuring out how she 'works' more and more. She must be good at 'something'.

AND yesterday, bless his little heart, the kid who sets off firecrackers, and drives me nuts, was seen doing it again, and he was right next door to Bad Gal's acquisition. This time I was cheering the kid on, as it got the Hubby out of the house, looking around the tinder dry back yard, and 'pretending' to chop some grass with one of those golf club looking blade thingies. He was so obvious that he wasn't really chopping grass, but attempting to see where the fireworks were coming from. I think the kiddies were aiming the bottle rockets directly towards him.

Usually I warn the kids about fires, etc. but this time I was glad to see them annoy the squatter. Oh yes! Last week he was bouncing his softball off the chain link fence for an hour, got yelled at by Bad Gal, but continued anyway. Good for him. His mom is the other 'police reporter' that links with me as to what's happening over there. She's right next door so she has a better view of the back side and I watch the front.

I was hoping the guy would yell at the kids (all pre-teens) and threaten them, so the mom could call the cops and tell them some evil adult was after her 'angel' little boy. Ha. He's anything but an angel but now I'm beginning to see that his antics can be useful.

Who knew that annoying neighborhood children could be such a valuable resource! And for the mom to call and complain about the "squatters" next door being a danger to her child... ah the possibilities!

So now we are trying to 'catalog' all the people living in the squatter home. It seems that we have the hubby, 2 kids (boy and girl) an older female (who I know from watching her steal stuff) and now another adult male who seems to be affiliated with the older female. Not sure if all of them live there all the time since they come and go and not always in the same vehicles. Geez.

Bad Gal showing up from time to time and seems to be painting and fixing things. I'm sure they will be renting out rooms and maybe the new adult male is the first of many. At 5 or 600 a head a month, you can make a bundle. Bad Gal was here last night from 8pm till midnight, but she never spends the night now after the first week of getting that mobile home established.

Eventually, or maybe already, the drug traffic will start. Cars will come and go for minutes and it will be fun to take pictures of all of them. I know this will happen. The primary goal of Bad Gal is getting her drugs and making money. Won't be long.

Good news is: Yesterday, I got a call from a Realtor gal who was alerting me to a home in the area for sale. I think they call me since I signed up for several realty sites to check things in the neighborhood. This is the second person from that same Realty company to call me. Nice people, and I checked their 'credentials' after the first guy's call to be sure it' wasn't some sort of scam or Bad Gal trying to get information.

So we got to chatting about the Squatted house and she was very interested since I told her it would be up for sale sometime, AND she might want to investigate and ask some questions of the owner and the squatters about who lives there etc. She was intrigued. Hey, it might be a big commission if she lands the rights. Anyway, she promised to be discreet and not let on where she got the address and phone number, etc. AND she said she might just go over there and knock on the door and ask questions. Try to find out what they say, if they lie about owning it, or renting it, or can show her some paperwork. Nice. Could be fun if she's a go-getter type. Seemed to be from our conversation. Who better than a Realtor to be able to get information on ownership, grant deeds and all that stuff we normal people can't get? I'm hoping she decides to do some investigation. Hey, the house could go for about 300,000. A tidy commission if she gets a listing, or just convinces the owner Niece to let the Realty company handle a bonified rental until things get settled. I'm hoping a chance phone call might be the next good thing.

Hi Sorta,

Just catching up on your latest neighborhood news/fiascos. I agree with you about using the realtor. The one my family hired to sell my mom's home turned out to be useful when the renters wouldn't leave the house. Their one year lease was over yet they managed to squirm in a few more months without paying the rent. An eviction notice was prepared yet no one seemed to be able to get it to the renters. Either they pretended they weren't home or refused to allow anyone inside, include the town's sheriff. So the realitor arrived there with a potential 'buyer'. She was allowed in and when the 'buyer' started looking around, she served the eviction notice.

I hope the realtor in your case is able to do help shake things toward a positive direction!

Yeah, it's so hard to get squatters or non-rent paying tenants out of a place. Usually about 6 months of no rent, and during that time you can't do anything to them. Have to leave the utilities on, can't change the locks, etc. The law is on the side of the renters/squatters. Something has to change.

BUT last weekend, I had a huge garage sale (actually a lawn sale since I have no garage) and guess who showed up to buy things? The man and gal who are or were living in the motorhome. He was very chatty so I pumped for information. Oh HI, my new neighbors, did you buy the place??? (I hate myself sometimes) and he responded, no, we are just watching it for a lawyer. Oh, I say, the lawyer for the Estate? He says, ummm, well, ahhh, hummmm, no another one. GOT HIM! Silly man should have remained silent. So it turns our I know their names, they are a 'couple' and another girl is living there too, and 'sometimes' that girl's son (jr. high) comes to visit so they say. It's not quite true, since we see many more people coming and going, but at least we have 3 names now. AND he babbled a bunch of information about the Code Enforcement making him move the motorhome out of the backyard. He was probably trying to see if I knew anything about it, but he sure was in a TMI mood. Wow.

In any case, they spent about 20 bucks on dishes, and glasses and other knick knacks. At least I made a profit on them. I also pointed out my security cameras and how the police have some of my tapes, and how they ask me stuff about the house and how I am in contact with the deceased owner's Niece who is in charge of the Estate. I asked them what they were going to do when the estate was settled and they had to move out? They said they had somewhere to go. I told them I was relieved they did. Oh yes, I'm going to be punished for that. Geez! I'm bad when I'm in 'profiler' mode. And I'm very good at it.

So we just watch now. I'm making a chart of cars and what times they appear and disappear. Seems the couple has no car and they get picked up to go get groceries. Interesting. Looks like your normal happy family.

Bad Gal appears from time to time, but we are almost positive she's working on taking over yet another empty house. I wish I could follow her to wherever she goes. Sneaky, dishonest, drug using and dealing girl with absolutely no conscience. Dunno how she does it.

At least now I am a 'friend' to the squatters who offered to bring their cute little dog over since I told them how adorable it was. I quickly said nononono. Thanks anyway. I don't want to be friends or have them dropping over. Yikes!

Things are pretty calm over there now. They are actually painting and doing yard work. Stupid, since it's all for nothing. If they really wanted to own the place, it would take 5 years of living there AND paying the taxes for those 5 years before they could petition the courts for a deed. This will never happen. There is an owner, (the estate) and eventually they will do something. Wish they would hurry!

So much happening so fast it's impossible to catch it all. In the last few days, 'traffic' has been high over there.

Numerous cars, coming and going usually for 1/2 to 1 hour. They are usually parking down the street, up the side street, or out of sight. NEW people arriving. Probably selling drugs now that that are established. Yesterday more adult males showing up and then again all night and early this morning. We are now positive that there will be more and more 'tenants'.

Most interesting was that the fat girl with the long hair called a taxi at 8 pm and rushed out and jumped in and whooshed off. THEN a minute later, another taxi company pulled up and was obviously waiting for HER. She must have been in a big hurry since she 'double-booked'. Second taxi stayed in front honking for 5 minutes and finally left. She probably called 2 companies and grabbed the first one to arrive. How not nice is that?

Last night: Cars IN the driveway, pulling in and out and changing places all night. I think they are moving furniture in. Two males yesterday were ones who didn't know how to get into the yard and tried the locked front gate. Another one hopped over the fence and went to the back door (main door they use). It was obviously their first time there.

This morning, a small car unloaded a 2-seater couch and just dragged it to the fence, pushed it over, threw the cushions over and drove off. Later, a large SUV drove up, 2 adult males got out and went into the Motorhome, then were joined by a 3rd and went into the house for 10 minutes, then back into their car and drove off. Obviously drug related activity. I've seen it tons of times and know the 'routine'.

I keep hoping that the frequency of the 'transfers' will become so obvious that other neighbors will notice and call the cops. I've called enough. It's very obvious that MORE people are definitely moving in. I can count 7 or 8 regulars. AND the kid, who the guy who came to my yard sale said, 'only visits occasionally' is living there. They pick him up at 6 am sharp and return him at 4 pm sharp every day. His mother is the fat long haired gal.

None of the 'tenants' living there seems to have a car but then they are seen driving other people's cars at different times. Can't keep the drivers and cars straight. BAD GAL is now driving all sorts of different cars. Her usual Ford Escape has now been absent and she is driving a white sedan (very old) with handicapped plates, AND a brand new convertible, BMW sports car which she drove like she was in a race. Wow. She's coming up in the world. Dunno if they are hers, a boyfriend's, stolen, or just ones that her current boyfriend/fiance is storing in the mobile home business he works for. They also do storage of motorhomes and cars and boats, etc. I think he 'borrows' them and uses them. He's been seen riding 3 different motorcycles and in 2 different cars and 2 trucks.

Can't keep up with the progress. Things are happening fast and it's only a matter of time before this little house becomes a major drug supply destination and there will be way too much activity to keep up with. I've seen this all before so I'm just waiting for the BIG event that will happen when 'worlds collide'. Hope I'm out of the way when someone gets angry about the drug stuff and decides to hurt someone.

Holy cow! That is definitely classic drug activity...

Blonde: Are there restrictions where you live regarding where a child attends school? Here in Ohio, a woman was convicted for lying about where her child lived in order to have the child attend a school in a better district.

Yep, we have 'district' restrictions, but several years back, they created 'Magnate' schools which are for specialized areas of study like music, acting, science, math, etc. Your child can go to any school in our huge district IF they say they want to study one of those areas. Makes it so easy for anyone to switch schools anywhere they want.

This particular Squatter situation involves someone picking up the kid (probably a 9th grader) at 6 am and returning him at 4 pm every day. He has a skateboard so maybe he's in one of the schools that favors sports. The school district used to have us 'verify' addresses of kids but that all went out the window years ago. People were using relative's or friend's addresses to avoid that rule.

The worst part of all of this is the Squatter's numbers are growing. I can now count about 6 regular people who actually stay the night there, and maybe 8 more who visit 'frequently'. It's all revolving around the original Bad Gal who is nothing more than a thief and con artist. She has her huge group of friends and they all work together to steal and cheat anyone they can. Right now, Bad Gal has moved on to another place and is only visiting here occasionally. She has her little crew situated and they will remain until someone gets them out. Has to be the 'legal owner' who at this point is an Estate, handled by the Niece of the deceased guy. SHE is not cooperating.

This all could have been handled long ago by asking a realty firm to manage the property and put a tenant in there. Obviously the Estate is a mess, family members all hate each other, but they also don't care about what happens to US.

The drug dealing is the worst part. So obvious even if I didn't know that Bad Gal is an addict. SHE told me herself! That was backed up by a few of her friends telling me (and warning me to lock up my pain pills) and the police department telling me about her 'history'. The one guy was very chatty and told me everything, WHICH later was confirmed on the phone by Bad Gal when she was high on something and just told me all the stuff she had been arrested for. Duh? This involves, drug use, drug paraphenalia, forgery, burglary, threats (a restraining order is on her), and many more things. She's not a nice person and none of her friends can be trusted.

Cars coming and going all hours, getting more frequent, easy to see what's going on. In and out, transfers at the curb, little items put in the trunk here and there, and lots of new people coming and going, some moving in with furniture and belongings. I'm sure Bad Gal is renting out rooms there and making big bucks while she works on her next big take-over.

It's so discouraging, frustrating, infuriating. I still keep a diary of what's happening and take pictures of new cars that show up, but it will probably be for nothing. The Estate (family) just ignores the police and everyone else, while on the surface, they seem to be oh so friendly.

If anything ever gets this crew out of the house, we will throw a block party. Everyone is invited. Problem is, nobody else wants to get involved. There are 3 of us who constantly keep tabs and call the proper authorities. We do get little concessions, like the Code Enforcement guy making them move that Motorhome. One little win for our side.

So I'm off to watch the house. New guy got dropped off at 6am. Never saw him before, but he knew the way in through the gate, so I guess he's a 'regular'. Oh joy!

EDIT: Well our predictions came true, Cox Cable is installing cable TV ( and probably internet) right now. I hate being right!And all the while, 3 or 4 of the squatters were out in the yard PRETENDING to do yard work. It's soooo obvious. Make nicey-mice for the neighbors so you look like reputable people. I think I will go throw up now.

We have a new SUV that is constantly there. Three more people moved in. If I count all the 'regulars' I get about at least 8 and probably more 'residents'. You rarely see them except when they go out for food runs or drug runs.

Speaking of drug runs: We have come up with a theory as to why 1) the same people park around the corner for hours, but park IN FRONT overnight, 2) why the residents seem to be fascinated with disconnected bicycle tires.

The 'buyers' of the drugs they are selling (yes I can see the activity), usually park in front and run in for a few minutes and then speed off. Sometimes, they park around the corner and walk in but only if they intend to stay for more than 15 minutes.

The 'residents' never park in front during daylight hours to allow the 'buyers' clear in and out fast access.

And the bicycle tire fetish? Well get this, they have a HUGE pile of bicycle tires by the back door (sometimes, it's gone, then it's back or new ones are there). The 'sellers' load their cars with bicycle tires and drive off only to come back in a short time with NO tires or sometimes, unload the tires again. Sound strange? Then there is the one guy who walks up the block with one bicycle tire (bouncing it on the ground and playing with it) and then returns in a few minutes WITH the tire (or a duplicate) for no apparent reason.

BUT the probable reason is...they are packing the tires with drugs and transporting and exchanging them. What a clever dodge. Who would suspect a bicycle tire? After some of the 'transactions' you can hear a compressor running in the back yard. Probably re-inflating the tires after the drugs are out or inflating them after packing new ones. I'm almost positive this is the case. They seem to go in and out with way too many bicycle tires all day and night. Not normal behavior. Gotta be drug transfers.

I'm still watching for fun stuff. I'm going to a new program with the police department next Thursday. It's called "Coffee with a Cop" and it's to promote good relations between citizens and police. Supposedly we get to sit down in small groups with a cop and tell them our concerns. I just hope one of them is someone who will listen to my strange tales and believe what I am seeing. Could be fun, or a really bad day.

Enjoy your Coffee with a Cop day!

Hmmm... Coffee with a Cop. Sounds intriguing, but somehow I wouldn't get my hopes up. From your descriptions of your local authorities, it sounds like more of a "feel good" effort, rather than anything of any substance. But hopefully, you will be surprised!

Sooooooo, yesterday afternoon, there was a strange 'blacked-out' truck across the street for about an hour. The day before a sedan (same black-out) made a traffic stop in front of my house. Under cover cops with no visible department affiliation on their vests.

At 2:00 pm, SIX of those undercover vehicles (trucks, vans, sedans) all converged on the squatter's house with guns drawn and they handcuffed one resident (I'd seen him arrive with his lunch in a bag earlier) and took him away. The whole thing took less than 5 minutes and the people who I'm familiar with over there just stood nearby outside watching.

It was the US Marshals and this guy probably was wanted for major crimes. Scary. So this is the type of people we have right across the street. I already knew that.

So then we all figured that because of the arrest, that the 'residents' would be very very careful with the drug selling activity, BUT instead it increased! From 5:00pm until 8:00pm, there was a steady stream of cars pulling up and people going in for a few minutes and coming out and leaving. Sometimes 2 cars would arrive at the same time, so one would pull away and come back later. One guy parked in several different spots 'waiting' for his turn. He finally got 'served'. I guess we now have 'The Squatter's Drive Through". Curbside service for drug purchase, no waiting, all coupons accepted.

It's soooo obvious that they are drug sellers. I counted 6 cars that I recognized and 2 that were new to me. Too dark to take pictures.

I can hardly wait for the next big event. Only a matter of time until someone gets hurt over there. We were hoping that the Marshals would look around and find the drugs, but since you need a warrant for such things, and they were only interested in getting this one guy, they were in and out in a flash.

Maybe next time?

I'm sure it's not much comfort, but at least someone in power finally did something. Hope that there's further action on the part of authorities. Here I am, complaining about a barking dog and a neglected yard. Small potatoes.

Hi Sorta,

All those official vehicles and only one person gets arrested. I just wonder if that was the feds way of alerting the neighbors that things are not being ignored. At one point in my life I did accounting work the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - still called that today? It was one of several successive positions I had while working in the federal buildings in downtown Chicago. The DEA took up one whole floor of the building with agents in a separate area from the accounting dept. I got to know several of them because (a) one or two of them were dating people I worked with and (b) they'd come in to settle paperwork and complain about a drug bust gone wrong due to a judge's decision.

So maybe, even though feels like the neighborhood and situation are being ignored, the feds are waiting to capture a bigger fish. Despite what it looks like, Bad Girl could be just 'small potatoes'. Who knows, maybe the guy they arrested was an undercover cop. And, maybe, I watch too much TV. But, everything you've related from day one, Sorta, keeps leaving me wondering, especially about nothing being done about a very bad situation, that you just happen to be a witness and, someday, this will all come to light, might even be majorly tv news worthy.

Whatever happens, I hope you keep on recording, on tape and to us. The possibility of it resulting in a great novel is certainly still there. More importantly, I believe you're recording evidence. They may be all nice to you but, and I'm sure you are, be careful. You're not an innocent bystander. If anything, you're very brave. I applaud you for that and always pray for your safety.

Hmmm... butterflybabe has an angle I've never thought of. Definitely will continue to be interesting...

Good thought butterflybabe! I actually considered that this 'newbie' could be an undercover guy just getting information on what's going on there. Then he could report what he found. He was probably only there a week, but maybe, just maybe this is the start of something bigger.

When he first appeared, he didn't know how to get into the property. He ended up climbing over the front gate (always locked) and walking around the front of the house, over a barrier they put up to keep the dog in, and then to the back door which they use as the main door.

Saw him a few more times after that, always dropped off by a non-descript white little car up the block or across the street. The day of the big 'raid' he got dropped off and in 2 hours the action started. They spent no time getting him and taking him away, no muss, no fuss. Seemed strange, but they sure had all guns drawn. Scary.

Let's hope there is something going on that we don't know. Business last night was just as busy as the previous night and this morning already at 8:30 am, there was a car that had 2 guys (I recognized them from yesterday) go in and out in a few minutes and happily drive off with whatever they got.

I just hate the fact that we have serious drug users and probably producers or transporters right close by. If it were just one guy (like in that rooming house that has been quite calm lately) then I wouldn't worry. He always went 'off-site' with his drug sales, so we rarely had anyone lurking around.

Years back, when we had a dealer in a house directly behind mine, we had loads of in and out traffic (common driveway) and our cars got burglarized several times, as did my hubby's tow truck. Lost most of his tools to 'buyers' who needed something to trade for drugs, I lost a small camera, a bit of money (just coins) and worst maybe was the 'registration' for one of the cars. We figured the car might be gone next. Was awful until I figured out what was going on. I only caught on when one of my students (from a continuation school for those who were kicked out of regular school) appeared at MY door after midnight. He was as shocked to see me as I was to see him. Then I put it all together. This kid was a heavy drug user, so I asked if he was looking for so and so? And he said yes, and I directed him down back to the 'dealer'. After that day, no more student showing up and in class he was very very quiet. Ha.

So we continue to watch, keep a log, take pictures of cars, etc. Someday I hope it will mean something. If not, it's a great way to spend a day when nothing is on TV.

OK, time for an important update that is such a KARMA event I can't stand it.

Bad Gal showed up at MY Door with her boyfriend/fiance (who I found to be so much unlike all her other friends that it was amazing). She had found out about the 'arrest' and it wasn't me who told her. She has 'informants' all over the place. She was furious when she went into the house, found out they installed cable, had move a bunch of people in (was only supposed to be the ONE guy and girlfriend and Bad Gal's best girlfriend). She finally saw that this is NOT what she intended and came to chat with me. I gave her tons of info and the end of it was:

Bad Gal said to me, that she was washing her hands of the whole plan to 'buy' the house. She said she had carefully storing a lot of the old man's memorabilia, etc. and when I told her I saw a 1950's TV going out she really hit the roof. She went over, yelled and got 'back-talk' from the very people she 'hired' to guard the place and who turned this into a flop-house and massive drug 24 hour drive up sales house.

So here's her plan: Told the group to leave NOW. 2 of them immediately left in various cars that obviously were called to pick them up. 3 more left later that evening in various cars and on foot. Each taking their backpacks and misc. stuff in garbage bags. It's the exact way we saw them move in.

BUT later, another NEW guy moved in. Geez. The Motorhome was supposed to be out by midnight or she would tow it. It never left. The next day, Bad Girl called me again to tell me she had a heart-to-heart with her fiance and they decided NOT to buy the place and to just drop the entire plan. She was not going back to see if they were gone, not going to go IN there again, and NOT going to try to retrieve any of HER stuff (weedwacker, cleaning stuff, curtains, etc.) She did however, take the extension cord which, despite the Code Enforcement Officer's waarning, was hooked up to the Motorhome at night and they were obviously living in there against his orders.

So she informed me she was cutting off the Gas, Electric, Water. Cable TV she can't because THEY put it in BUT they won't be able to use it with NO electricity. Fantastic.

So Bad Girl got "hoisted on her own pitard" so to speak and now she's trying to distance herself from the stuff going on. WE THINK she's on probation so she can't afford to be caught in charge of people with guns, drugs, etc. So funny.

She asked ME to call the guy's Niece and tell her how sorry Bad Gal is that things went wrong and how hard she tried to preserve all the Uncle's possessions for the family. (ha) She also said she is having 'her lawyer' write up another paper, that will cancel out the original authorization to be in the house to clean' paper that the cops accepted as fact. She said she would give me a copy AND all the keys to the place. I am not holding my breath on this one, but ya never know. She NEEDS a reliable 'witness' and community member to vouch for her now. I'm the one I guess. She trusts me. Poor girl!

Little does she know that I have no problem testifying against her for everything illegal thing she did. Oh well.

Good part is that I actually liked and got good vibes from the fiance at our first face to face. He seems genuine, has a full time job for years. owns a residence, etc. Very different from everyone else she associates with and he's not dumb. I may be wrong, but my spidey sense says he might just be good for her and that he probably didn't know ALL of the underhanded stuff she was telling him about that house. Yup.

So today at 8:30 am, the water was shut off. At 4:30 pm the gas and electric was shut off. A flurry of little 'rats' immediately started leaving and coming back with water and other items. They are very busy. I assume they will be using candles now and my friend, who predicted the house would burn down, might just win the pool. Oh oh oh. How many house fires are from unattended candles? Tons. AND match that with meth and heroin addicts who are awake all night and sleep half the day and guess what? Perfect storm

So now I will watch and wait. This might go on forever but at least it's keeping me busy. My own Reality Show, right across the street and I don't have to pay to watch.

So much free entertainment!

Oh my heavenly days! This is just delicious!

Well, after the gas and electric guy left, and all the 'rats' were scurrying around getting water and whatever, it was VERY calm over there. Strange. Only a few cars in and out and one 'new' one stayed the night and left early this morning.

I walked up the block to get a good look at both sides of the house (corner lot) and saw that the shopping cart that one of the newbies wheeling up the street with a full load of EMPTY plastic and glass bottles just after the water shut off was discovered, is now in the back yard, in a corner of a concrete enclosure, still FULL of those now water filled containers. He went out empty and came back 45 minutes later with a very HEAVY cart. We presumed it was for the toilet. Hopefully they aren't going to try to drink it because 1) the bottles came from the TRASH pile, and 2) he probably filled them from some unsuspecting home's hose (and most of our hoses say 'not for drinking water'. The other option of toilet filling so it will flush is good, but then again, the position of all the water is so far back from the house it doesn't make sense. I'm thinking they are going to dig holes and use them for potty and the water will be used for washing up. Ohhhhhh!

BUT the ELECTRICITY is still ON! Yup, only 3 possibilities: 1) the begged and pleaded and bribed the guy to leave it on and managed to get an 'emergency' time to get it in their name, 2) they lied and said someone NEEDED the electric for some medical reason, 3) the guy only was there to do the gas turn off since the electric is done 'remotely' now, by satellite. I'm hoping it's number 3. Can't imagine a paying customer asking for a turn-off and the company NOT doing it? Especially when she mentioned a 'password' needed to turn everything back on no matter who wanted it. I'll try to contact Bad Gal today and see what's up and catch her up on the progress.

Garbage: All the bags and boxes and stuff were moved to the front area. Now they are condensed to one side of the Motorhome and I 'think' they are getting ready to put them out for trash day (tonight they go out). We will see. Gonna be real fun if they just dump all that stuff without cans all over the sidewalk and gutter and it ends up all over the street and many yards, including MINE. If I see them putting out bags without cans, I will be contacting the trash company and Code Enforcement immediately BEFORE it has time to spread all over the place. Heaven only knows what disease and yuk would be contaminating everything. AND probably human waste (no potty now since it's backed up) and maybe drug stuff too. Ugh!

Today will be another full day of watching and waiting and keeping notes and maybe some photos if I see any new cars. Gonna be a long siege that will never end. Keeps me out of trouble...or does it???

Wow, things are happening fast over there! Just when you think the plot can't thicken any more, it does!

Mysteriously (actually not so much) the garbage has disappeared. Uhhuh. They spent all yesterday, sorting and bagging and taking some away in small amounts and then selling some to people who would drive up. Some new cars, some I'd seen before. They are also, according to what Bad Gal (who is now my BFF so she thinks) taking stuff from inside the house that she actually didn't sell off when she was doing that.

We described the size, shape, and heaviness of some of the things and she verified about 6 very very old adding machines, some aluminum tubes (very big) and a few other things. She's upset. Ha. All her hard work trying to make nicey for the Niece so she could step in and say how she preserved the guy's 'important' things is now out the window.

The 'transients' new residents come in every day. Back pack, plastic bag for their possessions. Amazing how they seem to just pick them up. I asked Bad Gal where all these people come from and she informed me they are actually homeless, and live in various places, empty cars, under bridges, in industrial complexes, etc. They all have one thing in common, the need to do drugs. She said they 'earn their keep' by selling stuff, or drugs, or their bodies. Ugh!

Some really busy stuff late last night and all through. Two cars, just kept coming and going about every 15 minutes. Probably dumping the garbage around town, or delivering drugs or the stuff they are stealing from the house. Bad Gal is furious that they sold that 1950's TV and old books and things. I almost feel sorry for her since she spent so many days and months gathering, sorting and selling things but now they took over her business. I said ALMOST.

She is so desperate to make the Niece see her as the 'good' guy that she is clinging to me and begging for ME to intercede and tell the Niece how great she took care of the house. Geez. AND yesterday, I got a call from her ex-boyfriend (the one she dumped without telling him and who used to live with the old guy)and told him a bunch of stuff about the Niece 'is going to prosecute anyone who she can find who had anything to do with anything that happened to the house". I wonder where she got THAT idea?? Oh yes, now I remember, it was from ME! Bahaaaaaa. But then the Niece really did say that when I had her on the phone that day I called the cops when Bad Gal used MY name as authorizing her to be there. So it's the truth. I just keep repeating it so everyone will be in fear of being arrested, etc. She's obviously afraid. So the ex called me and I was amused about the story getting to him. SHE hasn't spoken to him in months, except for a brief accidental meeting at the favorite bar they all go to.

And it gets better. She's so desperate to get the druggies out of there (it will eventually bounce back to her putting them there) that she is now proposing (called me to see what I thought) that her brother's friends (who just happen to be Motorcycle Gang guys and HUGE and scary) come over here and just 'ask' the group to leave, leave now, and stand by while they do. This really is a plan. She's serious, the motorcycle guys are serious and it might just happen.

I asked her to please let me know if and when since I don't want to be scared to death along with my elderly neighbor lady. She said she would, but I would know anyway since there would be a major presence of Harleys surrounding the house. WOW! This could make the evening news. I'm sure the police would show up, maybe SWAT. In any case, my little neighborhood stories will be reallllly good.

She's had no luck with the gas and electric. Seems that the Motorhome guy was the one who called the gas company and has them turn ON the gas. Bad Gal said she never did turn that on. Oh. And the electricity remained on because the company told her the same thing they told me, "We can't refuse service to anyone, or ask for any proof of residence". Great.

She did manage somehow to get the cable/phone/internet shut off. Amazing. She has ways of convincing people. They can turn it back on of course, but in the meantime, it will take some doing. Anything to annoy them. She is talking about 'cutting' the electric wires at the fuse box or removing the fuses (old screw-in ones) to make life miserable. Might work for a short time.

Today I'm going to call her and propose a little trick I read on an internet site on how to get rid of squatters. Put up signs all over the place that say "House for Sale" and list the address. You can imagine how many people will be knocking on their door at all hours! EVERYONE around here is constantly asking if the house is for sale. Don't need any details, just the sign and even realtors will be going over and bothering them. Not knowing who is at the house, door or in the yard (yes people actually walk in the yard and around and take pictures of houses for sale) will for sure make them jumpy with all the drug activity over there, or at least keep them on their toes. Nobody is up before noon so it could be interesting.

So I'm off to watch the crew. Have to get a good picture of the new gal from last night. Probably more came in while I slept. Gonna be so many over there it will be very noticeable soon to all the neighbors who are currently oblivious to what's going on. don't know how they can NOT see the activity!

Sorta,

Have you ever thought about moving?

Move? Me? Never. Not unless someone will give me a 3 story grand Victorian with lots of land and no money from me. Nope. I have a cute little house with some good neighbors and although this stupid Bad Gal saga is driving me up the wall (along with a few of those good neighbors) it's just another glitch in life. This will end some day. We are working on it. I thought about other neighborhoods but after listening to all the news lately, NO WHERE is safe. Every neighborhood, rich or poor, is having burglaries, car thefts or vandalism, domestic violence, drug activity or as in the last few days, murder/suicides. All over. The criminals don't discriminate. Might as well just enjoy the entertainment and hope to outlive all this.

Today's fun is going to be to see if Bad Gal puts up those For Sale signs. She called me at 10pm last night to apologize for not getting that done (took a friend out for her birthday). But her boyfriend was in the background talking about 'ideas' to improve the signs like putting those little 'tear-off' strips on them. Ha. Got them working on it I think Time will tell.

Very calm over there the last few days. I think they curtained the drug selling on the site because they fear Bad Gal will go to the police as promised and they are being careful.

Still no water service. Lots of going up to the corner businesses one at a time EARLY in the morning. We think when the gas guy came, he probably 'red-tagged' the stove and water heater. Good guess since this old guy never improved anything over there, couldn't get to appliances or anything because of the hoard. Chances are there are NO shut-off valves on the gas appliances (required by our local law) and probably not the right 'connector' hoses. They changed to a safer kind and anyone turning on new services has to upgrade to that. They are still COOKING on a barbeque in the back yard every night. Not for a social event, just for a few minutes. Tells me no stove. I think I saw a Microwave go in last week but you can't cook meat very well in a microwave unless you know how. Don't think our druggies know anything.

Off to watch the action. Hope something good happens today!

Sorta...OH MY You have to be a real Pro on the Most Adventures in a person's neighborhood ..I can't believe there is so much Drama in that area ...LOL And for so long ...

Oh well...

VERY quiet over there for the last few days. Eerie! I think Bad Gal really did scare them at least for a short while.

I checked and sure enough, the Motorhome, which they are NOT to have any utilities of any kind hooked up to, has a black garden hose and an orange electrical cord hooked up to it. Probably getting electricity from the house and the hose I'm not sure. No water, so it's gotta be for something else? Strange. It only appeared AFTER the water was shut off for a few days. Only thing might be they went out under cover of darkness and blocked the 'view' with cars and pried or hacked off the lock the water guy put on the meter. These people are used to stealing and I wouldn't put it past them to find 'inventive' ways to get what they need. They are now going out in ONLY TWO vehicles and bringing home trunk loads of what looks like stuff from 'dumpster diving'. Last night was a small plastic trash can and several bags of cans and a few which looked like soft stuff (maybe clothing). wow.
Scavengers to be sure. I'm thinking they told all the 'usual' drug buyers not to come there for awhile. At least Bad Gal did one good thing accidentally.

Still no 'For Sale' signs up. I think she may have decided not to do that. I'm going to write another email to the Code Enforcement guy right now telling him about the hookups to the Motorhome. I'm sure he will investigate.

For fun an games to come. Who knows what will happen next???

Sorta,

You need to talk to Bravo or Lifetime about getting a reality show for all this drama.

I'm pretty sure no one would ever believe me. The things that are happening, especially the Karmatic turn of events this week, are so beyond normal that it's like science fiction.

Still no action over there of any import. The 'usual' car from last week arrived at 1:15 pm and 2 guys got out and spent an hour inside, then came out with a white plastic grocery sized bag.

Then just as they were driving off, the 'usual' little Scion that was a regular before all the turns, arrived with a single female who went into the house. Might be the juveniles mom. Can't get a good enough angle to see what she looks like. The cameras are fuzzy at that distance so I can only tell height and male or female. I wish I had the money to buy a really GOOD camera that would do telephoto.

Sorta,

I don't think lack of belief from a media source, at this point, would be as much an issue as making your life crazier, if that's possible, than it already is from this whole evolving mystery. They'd be after you constantly for further info/news; and/or, with their sources, they'd have the contacts and equipment to get info faster than you, or make it up, and your 'side', your view, would take 2nd billing. Should and/or when this eventually becomes newsworthy, they'd take all the credit for cracking the story wide open, while you'd be just the neighborhood busybody who gave them a lead or two. Then, again, they could definitely supply that helpful camera you want. Maybe they'd even start paying you

Makes me think of Pam Zeckman. Can you imagine - picture her being there when hazmat showed up or her going there for a live interview with Bad Gal, asking her all kinds of questions; about now she'd go to the illegal hook-ups to get into that person's face with 'Do you know that these connections are illegal sir?' He'd hurriedly walk away to his trailer (that's what's parked there, right?) with her following in his footsteps asking more questions until he gets into the trailer and slams the door in her face. Maybe she'd know your role and come get some info from you like how long has this been going on? Are you worried about your home and neighborhood? What are the other neighbors doing? Give her a large cup of coffee, a heaping stack of GB post printouts, and ask her how much time she has.

I've been so busy with all this drama, and posting just wouldn't do the job with ALL that's happened in the past week. I'll tell the story eventually, but let's just say that since I wrote a frantic letter to the Niece (in charge of the estate) lots of really weird things occurred.

There was lots of drug activity, trying to get the septic tank working activity, selling off more stuff activity, Bad Gal activity at MY HOUSE, and now thank goodness, I got a REPLY to my letter from the Niece.

Some weird guy came to my door a week ago, he said he was working for a lawyer, but wouldn't specify who. He had lots of interesting 'tales' about the house and wanted to know how to contact the owner. I asked and he said he had been inside said house about 4 times. Big red flag there. He KNEW the current Squatters and said the primary one, had a large and prominent family, etc. Sounded like he was on HER side.

So between me and another of my Detectives, we found the girl's facebook page and saw her 'history'. She is a prolific writer on facebook and twitter. Got her whole life's story. Lots of drama, arrests, prison time, drug OD deaths, etc. Not someone you would expect that this 'guy' would be friends with.

So then Bad Gal CALLS me saying that the other gal was saying I talked 'badly' about her and Bad Gal too. Obviously this guy who came over, went right back with all I said to him. He seemed to agree, but then again, he was just fishing for info on how to PROFIT from it all. He's a rogue. Has worn many 'hats' in his 45 years and none of them are what I would call steady or well-paid. He, according to Bad Gal is always looking for opportunities that present themselves. He thought he could BUY that house for 30k from the city who was 'auctioning it off'. Ha. Not even close to true. So I informed him of all the TRUE facts about the house and the people he seemed to 'love'. Never heard from him again.

BUT because of his 'double crossing' and telling what I'd said to the 'enemy' I wrote a note to the Niece and this time she WROTE BACK! My fortune cookie from last week said: "You will soon receive a letter of great importance". I saved it and it came TRUE!

The letter said, thanks thanks thanks, and assured me that the family has TWO lawyers, one for the probate, and another specifically to evict the squatters. She is also working with the local Police Detective who handles this case, to round up and prosecute ANY and ALL persons who have been in that house, have taken anything from the house, or had any part in destroying, occupying, etc. She said she might call me to testify as to what I've seen and heard and thanked me for watching so vigilantly. Wheeeeeee!

Eventually something will happen. Maybe not soon, but she's working on it and some people are going to be VERY surprised to find themselves in jail or being sued in civil court. Bad Gal has been so cozy with me for the last week, desperately trying to extricate herself from all this that SHE started. I will NOT be telling her about this letter or anything about prosecution being a really viable plan. I feel sorry for her new boyfriend though. He is the ONLY one involved in all this who actually has a JOB and he is the one who will suffer the most. He has money, he can be made to pay for everything they can prove. Poor guy, he seems to be just another 'victim' of Bad Gal's evil plans.

Can't wait to see what happens next. Either the Marshals will show up to evict the current Squatters, or the police will come to arrest everyone, or the Meth Lab (which we are pretty sure they now are running) will blow up the entire house and cause havoc for the whole neighborhood. Hope it's the former rather than the latter option.

More news when it happens, I sense it won't be long until something starts the ball rolling over there. Wheeee!

I've been checking every day hoping for an update! Wow... I'm actually surprised to hear the niece is actually doing something. I've always thought they were crazy if they didn't.

Sorta. I hope things finally work out.

There may actually be a light at the end of this tunnel! Wouldn't it be great if someone actually gets prosecuted and I get called to testify? Imagine the stories I can write about that! Not really wanting to be in court, but if called upon, I sure will do my best. Maybe someone will actually realize how much I and other neighbors have been doing to HELP.

I just imagine how nice it will be for you to get your neighborhood back.

I'm not holding my breath that anything will get settled soon. This mess will probably outlive me and most of my neighbors. One thing after another.

Yesterday, in broad daylight, in full view of traffic on the street and people walking by, the Squatters sold off the old guy's SAFE. Yup. Probably weighed about 300+ pounds. About 4 feet tall, 3 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Not a pretty one, just a boring brown chunk of metal, but it was his. Two guys who had been there the day before (older men dressed alike as if they worked for the same place) carried it out on a furniture dolly and lifted it into the bed of their pickup truck. They also loaded one very large OLD adding machine and several smaller items I couldn't really identify.

I wonder if THEY know they are buying stolen goods? Probably not or they wouldn't have been so visible. Most of the 'sales' take place in the dark.

Squatters still there. The cute little 'wife' of the guy in the Motor Home spent 3 days trimming an overgrown hedge/bush at the front porch into a really nice looking 'bonzai'. From a 5 foot square mass of branches, she trimmed one branch at a time with CLIPPERS, into a lovely two stemmed pom pom looking thing. Two trunks, side by side (we never knew there were two), each one with a nice round poof on top. Looks really nice. Too bad she's one of the Squatters. She's good at trimming.

I took a picture while those two 'respectable' men were stealing the safe and things, and mailed it to the Niece with a nice letter explaining that this was a 'daily' occurrence around here and how sad it makes me to see her Uncle's possessions sold for drug money and support for Squatters in HIS house. Hope that gets her moving faster on her quest to get them out.

OH OH OH...I just saw a van drive up over there and it's DISH NETWORK! Not only did they install COX deluxe everything 2 weeks ago. but now they are ALSO installing DISH????? THIS has become the most absurd thing I've seen. Geez!

Can anyone spell BRAZEN!

Unbelievable

So talk about things finally heating up. Wow! Bad Gal called me right after the Dish Network guy started working. He had finished the dish on the roof and had gone into the house to complete the hookups when Bad Gal arrived all ready to attack. She parked over there and headed INSIDE with her paper work (which Dish office had said to show to the installer and he would stop the installation). Well HE wouldn't stop, and insisted the guy there was in charge and SHE told him that SHE was in charge and challenged the other guy to show the Dish guy HIS paperwork authorizing him to live there. Ha. No response from the guy, but it didn't work on the Dish guy either.

So she went up to her car (a few houses away) and called the cops again! While she waited on the phone, one of the 'residents' walked out and went to her car and she asked if he lived there now too? He said he was only visiting. Ha. I've seen him practically every day AND he is the one who was helping those guys load that heavy item yesterday. I showed her the picture and she confirmed.

So she then called Code Enforcement, Health Department, etc. and I suggested to get the Hazmat emergency number she might wanna call the police dispatch (non-emergency) She did and the dispatcher told her that the police would NOT be responding to her earlier call and to call Detective G. He's the burglary investigator that called me back in January. So she calls and leaves a message. Nobody is calling her back, makes me laugh.

BUT then, wonder of wonders, the NIECE calls ME!!!! We talked for 1/2 hour about everything and she called because Detective G., who had a message from Bad Gal called her. He wanted to clarify what Bad Gal left on the message which was: "I am in charge of the house, and I want the people out and they won't go and I have paperwork proving I'm in charge and if you don't believe me, Mrs..(niece) will verify that I have the paperwork to be here". How in the world would Bad Gal leave a message that the NIECE authorizes HER to be there???? Not thinking straight I think. First she said (in January) that I authorized it, now she's telling the cops that the Niece is. Foolish. So the Detective probably is laughing too that the crook is asking for his help in getting out the other crooks.

OH and Bad Gal thinks, in her little pea brain, that this Detective is investigating the Squatters, because SHE called the cops a few days ago and got the ball rolling. Stupid girl, so stupid!

I'm not telling her what the real story is. Let her stay in her little dream for now. I do know now that the Eviction Lawyer is preparing papers for the Eviction and the Niece called to find out ONE name for the process server to officially serve eviction to. Luckily, I had ONE name. Whew. I gave her that and the first names of the other 2 (husband and wife) so that will be very helpful. Whew.

Today was busy busy busy. OH forgot, after Bad Gal was over there and threatened to call the cops, and then drove over to my house (just down one and across the street) the RATS started deserting the ship. We counted EIGHT people who walked out. She only knew 2 of them by sight. Amazing how many people are in there. Gonna be a good day when they finally get them out. It will happen. Yup. I'm confident now.

Oh, boy, oh boy! Too bad all these OTHER squatters are raining on Bad Gal's parade.

Just when you think it can't get any more complicated the twists continue.

I went through 2 cups of coffee reading this!
Best Read Ever, SortaB..

Stay safe, though!

Thanks blsbett44, I actually enjoy reading the stuff here too. On boring days, I go over some of it and marvel at what's happened and ask myself if it's really true? Did I really see, hear, do all those things, or am I hallucinating? Nope, it's all TRUE. If I were a better writer, I'd put this all in a book. Could get rich. Then again, IF the Niece follows through and actually takes some of the perps to court, it will all be written in the court records. Wow. What a tale.

I still have nightmares (as do my other partners in crime neighbors who watch) and we all compare 'notes' about what is happening. There are 3 of us in what I am calling "The Oxford Street Ladies Detective Agency". Phone calls go wild on days when something 'good' is happening. I have a corner view of the property, my next door neighbor has a direct view of the front and the side street, and the other neighbor has a great view of the side street and the back yard. Between us, we keep track of movement on those exciting days. The Niece refers to us as the Neighborhood Watch. I wish more of our neighbors would get involved. I'd love to tell some of them exactly WHAT is going on over there, but they don't seem to care. Amazing, since this impacts THEM too. Who wants SWAT running around in their driveway with GUNS??? You would think they would ask some questions.

I've always been one to jump in when something is happening. Started at about 8 years old I think, and it just continued in a more sophisticated way. How can you NOT get involved when the whole thing is right in your lap? Maybe I can find some nice sand to bury my head in and pretend everything is fine? I'm sure the neighbors have some.

Today, all quiet so far.

Still quiet Sorta?

The quiet has been broken. A ton of activity. We think the 'delivery' of a new shipment of drugs has arrived. Cars coming and going at all hours yesterday. So many people I can't keep track. They are now parking way far from the house thinking I can't see the cars, but they tend to park up the street right IN FRONT of my other 'Detective'. So funny.

But get this complicated story, you can't make this up: So Bad Gal has been friends with the Maria character gal for years. It's Maria who kicked Bad Gal out of the Squatter's club. Maria is also friends with that 'free-lance writer' guy who came over and was finding out things so he could go back and report to Maria about my cameras etc. He's a sneaky little man. Maria is also friends with the Lawyer gal who wrote up Bad Gal's fake paperwork saying she could be in the house to 'clean' etc. The cops believe the papers. The Lawyer Gal, who faked the papers and who 'disappeared' from her Law Firm over a year ago under 'strange circumstances' has now shunned Bad Gal also, BUT the Lawyer Gal was living in an apartment and had a roommate, who just happens to be one of San Diego's well-known comics at the Comedy Store. When their apartment burned down early this year, they both had to move. Lawyer Gal had no problem, but the Comic (who rarely works) was left homeless, on the street, sleeping on park benches, etc. He says he got robbed of his only remaining possessions one night and ended up living in a tent next to a friend's campsite nearby.

Confused? OK...there's more. Hollywood, you gotta make a movie of this!

There was a 3 minute news story on a local channel spotlighting this Comic and his plight. I already knew of him from the Facebook pages of all the Squatter's and friends. The Comedy Store was doing a BENEFIT for him to get him off the streets and possibly buy him a car. Sounds great huh? Well guess WHO showed up over at the Squatter's house yesterday afternoon????? Ahhhh, you guessed right. The COMIC! In his full well-fed glory. I recognized him immediately. They (he and Maria) made the mistake of parking out of my sight, but right in front of my other Detective's house. She called, I watched and took pictures.

They went into the house for about 15-20 minutes and then returned to the car. It was a very distinctive car. Toyota Corolla and painted in THREE colors. Top dark blue, center white, and bottom bright red. Can't miss it.

Anyway, after they walked back to the car, my friend called and told me she heard Maria say: "OK, now we go to the Pawn Shop." Oh boy. I think that may explain what one of the crazies over there was doing in the side yard that morning. She was sitting on the ground sorting 'garbage' again. I walked by and heard, clink, clink, clink. I figured it was nuts and bolts. She spends hours 'sorting' things. BUT with the Comic showing up, homeless, needing money, now I think I know what she was sorting!

The old guy was rumored to have a SILVER DOLLAR collection. Bad Gal said she never found it, her ex (who she claims never was) remembered something about it but never saw it. I think they found that collection and the crazy girl was sorting the coins. Exact sound a large silver dollar would make if you tossed it into a bucket with others. I know that sound. I'm guessing they had the coins and were going to the pawn shop to sell them to help the Comic.

Ugh! It just keeps getting more and more convoluted. All these disconnected people, the news story, the Comic appearing HERE and the money bit. I have to keep watch now because if he's still HOMELESS, he is probably now living HERE. I'd bet on it. I'm just waiting for the same news crew to appear and do a story on how nice these people were to help him out and give him a place to live. I would then put a call into the TV station and ask them if they know the 'nice people' are Squatter's and Looters? THAT would be a wonderful news story. Better yet, I'd let Bad Gal do it. She can be on TV with the whole messy story. I think she would do that. My brain hurts. Too many fun things happening. Gotta go spy on the neighborhood.

Will it ever end?

No Space, it will never end! This afternoon, I was just checking on Maria's Facebook page. What I found was so stupid I can't believe it. She had LISTED with pictures, 7 items FOR SALE. Oh yes she did. I immediately called the ex boyfriend who used to live with the old guy and had him come over to see if he could identify anything. He COULD. 3 pictures (I gave him copies) he can truthfully say he knows were taken IN the house or garage and ONE item he can positively identify. The SAFE is the old guy's, the neon lunch board (from a restaurant) was taken with it lying on a CARPET that the ex recognizes. He slept on that carpet many times. Very distinctive OLD carpet with little flowers. The Safe he knows and the garage in the background of the safe he knows. He also identified some of the smaller items from earlier this week when 2 men were loading something very heavy into the truck.

I 'coached' the ex on what to say to the detective, and gave him all the Facebook addresses, etc. He called the detective and left a message. If he doesn't get a call back by noon tomorrow, I told him to GO to the police station and show them the pictures and give them the Facebook address so they can check out the sale for themselves. It's the old guy's address! Can anyone be taht stupid to have listed obviously stolen items and have people coming right to the Squatter's house? I guess they can since it's right there.

I'm hoping that nobody sees it and tells her to take it down. I'd love the detective to arrange a 'sting' and have an undercover cop BUY the safe and then arrest everyone for selling stolen property. I'm dreaming, but ya never can tell.

Sorta,

I don't understand why the police can't do anything. I get so frustrated just reading this I can't imagine the stress living it.

I don't know where to start. Ex boyfriend got a call back from the Detective in charge who pretty much said, "Thanks for calling, we can't do anything, it's a civil matter, etc." Could have been a recording since that's the pat answer we all are getting. The Ex explained the Facebook postings, that he could positively identify them, etc. Still no interest. Detective intimated that it was all the 'old guy's' fault for not writing a will and then none of this would happen. WOW! He actually said something like that. Let's just blame the dead for all the troubles.

So we gave up, told the Ex thanks for trying and I sent the copies of the 'for sale' items to the Niece along with a letter explaining what we tried to do.

TODAY: They were up early. Lots of pounding, and strange noises. Turns out they were dismantling one of two metal sheds at the back of the property. They took it apart and crammed the pieces into a small pick up and went off to the recycling place (I think) to get money for the aluminum. The second shed, they just pulled forward OFF the cement slab it was on. Doesn't look like they are dismantling it.

My theory is that tonight at midnight (their favorite time), they will be moving the Motorhome from the front driveway, around the corner, through the severely damaged chain link fence and onto the slabs that previously held the sheds. This will provide them will shade from the big trees in the neighbor's yard. They were already doing something with the 'electrical box' this morning per the neighbor. I'll bet they will be running a permanent wire to the new placement area. Can hardly wait till dark.

In the meantime: (Oh yes it gets better). Bad Gal drove by, saw the action. I called her and she had already been notified by a gal who lives up the street. Now I know which one is her 'spy'. So we chatted about the things for sale. She said one of those tables is HERS. Who can tell? She wasn't surprised and after I told her about the Ex calling the Detective, she seemed to already know all about what he and I talked about. I knew they still talked and he just can't keep a secret. Gotta be careful what I tell him.

So she called me back, said her fiance finally told her it was OK to call the local TV NEWS and she DID! OH dear! She said they will consider the story and call her back tonight. It's great that someone might get this on TV, but Bad Gal???!!!! She's the start of it all but she sounds like she never did anything wrong. What a mess. She wanted to know if I would talk to the News people about this, and I didn't say yes. Actually I WILL NOT talk to anyone but a lawyer or the police. I can't afford to have the bad guys or the police knowing what I think.

I did that once before in my lifetime. Talked to a reporter from a local newspaper about something that happened in my school. Went very badly with them twisting my words, which led to me being called into the district office with their LAWYER and threatened with being charged with Slander. Never again will I talk to News people. The whole thing was resolved with ALL of us (except the guilty ladies) losing our current teaching positions and being transferred to the ends of the district away from each other. They thought that would solve the problem. Little did the district know that within 2 years, we would all be back together, tighter than ever, doing what we loved best. One by one, starting with me, we all ended up teaching Alternative School and it was the best thing ever. This is the group that still meets once a month for lunch even after we are all retired.

Anyway, getting back to Bad Gal. She's definitely delusional. She talks as if she has done nothing wrong, ever, and if the News does this story, she may just come off as the hero of it all. Life is strange. I'm not going to put myself in jeopardy by talking to News Media people. Wish I could, but it won't turn out well, I know. I'm warning all my neighbors of what might happen. Won't know probably till tomorrow if they want to do the story. If they do, it's going to be fun to watch. I plan to stand on my porch in full sight of the cameras just for fun.

My head is spinning.

My brain hurts...

Free Aspirin or Advil or Tylenol on request. Today only. Hurry before supplies run out.

Ugh! Talk about heads spinning and major pain. I waited all night and I was wrong, at least for now. The Motorhome remains in place. They did however, have lights on in there most of the night. It was a promising sign. The second shed remains pulled forward on the grass/dirt. It has no floor now (plywood crumbled and it's off the concrete slab). They seem to be actually USING it for storing something.

In the meantime, they are up EARLY again picking through remnants of stuff that fell out of the sheds all over the back yard. They were probably up all night since the house lights remained on and it's way too early for anyone to be moving around given the prior day's activities. Already one of the 'usual' cars is there, so they are planning something. Meth must be great cause you never have to sleep.

The slab areas are now 'brush' piles. They moved all the broken tree branches (done on the first motorhome move) and grass and weeds and other wood junk onto the slabs along the fence where the sheds used to be. There is what looks like a bamboo bookcase on top. WHY? This is crazy. Why move a huge old junky shed forward just to make it's former place a junk pile when the entire back yard is available for that? Why sell off one of the aluminum sheds but not the other, when it's not usable where it is UNLESS they plan to make the shed a potty house, but then why move it off the slab? Are they going to dig pits inside and just bury the sewage? Nothing makes sense anymore.

No word on the TV News crew bit. I'd be surprised if they decided to do the story. Then again, it's close to the 4th of July and it could be a great 'American Serviceman Hero' piece. If Bad Gal calls and says no story, I'll suggest the other 5 news stations. They all do the 'human interest/investigation' segments. And it would be great to see Bad Gal 'bad-mouthing' our police force, et. al. If any news stations do a story, I'll put a link to it on here. Great for a late night's horror story just before bedtime. Geez, what other town has FIVE local news stations?

Off to spy. I think something big will happen today. My 'intuition' says so.

Oh, I hope so! I'm stuck up here at our American Legion Post all day waiting for different crews to show up to do some work. I need some distraction!

I hope it hits the news and we can view it online.

Well it's been totally boring all day. Nothing really going on that is strange except that the Squatters, who spent so much time cleaning up the yard, have now trashed it with all that shed moving. Stuff ALL over the back yard, piles of bound papers (not sure what they are). They look like manuals for something or manuscripts? They were in the sheds and now are part of a growing pile of junk which includes bits and pieces of metal, a metal storage rack, tree limbs, plastic bags, other stuff which is blowing around the yard. It's terrible. The Squatters go out and 'pick' at the stuff for a few minutes and then disappear. Only the 'usual' cars coming and going. Nothing going out that I can see. I think that at night now, they sit in or around the Motorhome picking through garbage. They might even be bringing IN garbage from other places to sort of 'identity theft' goodies. I'm sure they are into all sorts of illegal stuff. NO garbage has ever gone OUT of that place since January and with all those people, there HAS to be some garbage. I shudder to think of where they are stashing it. Garage? Under the house? The area between the garage and the neighbor's wooden fence? In the main house? There are endless possibilities.

I'm watching all day today. Got that feeling again that SOMETHING will happen. Gotta happen. I'm getting bored.

EDIT: The Realtor Lady that I put onto this mess just called. Her boss has been contacting the Niece weekly and she told him about the 'eviction' she is doing with a local lawyer, citing the reason for the eviction as 'non-payment of rent'. Sounds strange for Squatter stuff, but then the forms for 'reason for eviction' do not include Squatting as one of the choices. Not paying rent seems reasonable.

Niece also HAS returned the paperwork for pre-listing of the property so this sounds like it might be a go when it finally gets going. The realtor gal said she would let me know if things change, but she's optimistic that this will be the company doing the sale. Guess that's good news.

Maybe the weekend will bring some action.

I hope that there is some kind of final legal seizure on that place soon; not only due to whatever criminal activity must be going on there; but, more importantly, and I'm sorry to bring this up - but - if the squatters leave, or even if they're in there too long, I'd be concerned about the likely influx of vermin. Squatters could be considered a kind of vermin too, but they're easier to clean up/clear out then the animals.

And, good for you, SB for deciding to stay out of the newsy limelight. Bad Gal might do some really good acting and wind up with her face in the papers and on the screen as the one who caught the criminals. Later, tho, from the silent background might produce a wonderful piece of 'fiction' about a kindly neighborhood watch lady who began recording when a piece of abandoned neighborhood property became the stage for much nasty activity; and no one would believe or listen to her but her friends at Gameboomers. Or something like that.

I love your 'story' idea butterflybabe! Being in the background is my usual thing unless I just can't avoid taking needed action. I'm hoping that something will happen soon to get these human vermin out and then the other kind. I'm sure they are infested by now with something. Imagine all that drug use and what contamination that will cause.

Worst part about today is a nearby police force (sheriff) who are all around us in the unincorporated areas just blocks away here and there, did ANOTHER drug raid on 27 locations with loads of arrests of Meth users and sellers. WHY or why can't OUR police force do the same? Watch the drug activity, watch the houses where people report sales and then swoop in and arrest everyone in sight. Makes me so angry that all the other police agencies do this but NOT ours. All the school districts have had undercover officers looking for drug sales (pretending to be students) and then massive arrests. Ours? Never. Not one. They don't think it's necessary, since WE have NO crime here, right? Grrrrrrrr!

Still uncommonly calm around here today. Hummmmmm.

The calm before the storm?

Maybe maybe. Last night again, after 2 days of totally messy back yard and nothing changing, they managed to sneak out under cover of darkness AFTER midnight and clean up everything back there. I've got to stay up one night and watch. Amazing how they do that. Always when people are sleeping.

Nothing much today except that cars are arriving VERY early. For 2 days now, the 'usual' cars are appearing about 8 am or earlier and staying awhile. Dunno why the change in schedules. It was always afternoons and evenings. Now it's early mornings. Still keeping track but hardly anything to write in my 'diary' about. Hummmmmm.

This mystery should be on Masterpiece Theatre.

Still lots of coming and going of cars. Some new ones now I am seeing. Once again, there is an undercover cop car parked across the street. I'm hoping beyond all hope that it's watching that house. My neighbor lady (and partner in crime) says it's probably for someone up the side street that only is home or comes there on Saturdays. I'm not so sure. THIS time the guy stayed a full EIGHT hours before driving away. 9-5 Wow. Perhaps the Marshals are looking for that second wanted guy (cousin of the first) that they arrested last month. Maybe they are watching the drug activity? I'm hoping for either one. Optimism is good, and I'm trying even though nothing good is happening.

Today the Facebook page of Maria had some interesting stuff. Conversations between her and someone called Mia. I now have Mia's real name. Nice. She's been permanently over there since May. AND in May, Mia wrote to Maria already living there) that she missed her. Maria wrote back. "You will never guess where I'm living now. At the Clock House (pet name for the house), Legally this time!" Then she invited Mia to live with them since 'there's still loads of good stuff here to sell'. Geez! The poor old guy's possessions are just a means to an end. Maria had her cell phone cut off for lack of payment, but where is all the $$$$ going that they are getting for selling all the stolen stuff? Obviously not to pay the bills. OH and Mia wrote, "I guess HE drew you to the house and wants you there". A reference to the old guy. How crazy are these people to thing that some divine intervention is allowing them to squat and loot a dead guys stuff to support their drug habits? Brings a whole new meaning to praying for what you want. I'm just amazed at their boldness.

Here's hoping HE has sent some undercover cops to GET THEM!

i wish someone could represent the old guy and end this madness.

Me too Space. Unfortunately the Detective was right when he said the old guy caused all this. He was estranged from his entire family, never married, no kids, didn't leave a will, was a hoarder (sign of some sort of mental problems) and then had the nerve to die. Terrible history there. From what I can gather, the entire clan is dysfunctional so it's no wonder nothing is getting handled in a timely manner.

The family should have immediately emptied and sold the house and none of this would be happening. It's been 18 months since he died and still nothing is wrapped up. The Niece assures me that things are in progress, but we still have seen nothing that would indicate that the Squatters are being kicked out, or that the police are doing anything to help. Such a mess. I wonder if the neighborhood can sue the family for 'failure to handle' this situation? Might be a good case for some hungry lawyer who wants to get on the News.


I can see the story now:

Neighborhood Sues Family of Deceased Man!

"A lawsuit was filed today by several neighbors against the estate of a deceased man and his family. They are asking 5 million dollars for having to endure the constant looting of his house by thieves, with no police support. They claim their once quiet, happy neighborhood is now a dangerous place to live.

The house, now known as 'The Clock House' by the looters and community, due to the thousands of clocks the old man collected, has been consistently looted since before his death. One particular looter, now known as 'Bad Gal', was the prime instigator of the entire fiasco. She managed to get the keys from her now ex-boyfriend (although she claims he never was more than a friend) and moved into the hoarded house telling everyone she was only cleaning it for the old guy. She was seen taking items from the home on numerous occasions, under cover of darkness at first and then in broad daylight as she realized that the local Police refused to do anything about the thefts, or to make her leave the house. She eventually enlisted the aid of several friends to help her sort and sell the goods, loading up trucks with items and selling them at local swap meets or sometimes right at the curb in front of the house.

For the past 18 months, neighbors have been calling the Police, who at first, responded, but to the dismay of all, only took names of the looters, made them toss the 'loot' back over the fence where it stayed in plain sight of all, only to be taken later, and let the thieves walk or drive away. Neighbors reported people jumping into and out of the fenced yard with loads of items in their hands, pulling up cars to the fence and loading it with huge amounts of boxed items, and at one point, watched a couple wheeling a hand truck, overloaded with boxes, up the street, in broad daylight, past several houses, dropping items as they went.

Every time looters were spotted, someone called the police, but it became so absurd that at one point, the neighbors (all good citizens) were told by the Police "Don't call us again, we will not respond to this address". Neighbors however, continued to try to get rid of the looters who were now Squatting in the house, but when police arrived, the Squatters produced forged/fake papers (prepared by a certified Lawyer friend of Bad Gal), which said they had a legal right to occupy the house. The police accepted the papers without question.

The Squatters eventually became bolder and after several months, and some unknown internal squabbling, banished Bad Gal, who then was angry and tried to evict them. She got the same answers from the police that the neighborhood had already heard, "There is nothing we can do, it's a civil matter." She was furious but eventually gave up when all avenues (including going to the News Media) failed.

The Squatters/looters continue at the time of this writing, to invite more and more friends to live in the house. They have installed full utilities and have had services installed by 3 different Cable/TV/Phone/Internet providers. Cars come and go at all hours and there are signs of drug sales and probably production. Police still refuse to intervene in any way saying, "It's the old man's fault for not leaving a will, and the family doesn't want to cooperate with us, so our hands are tied."

The neighbors who filed the lawsuit are hoping to at the very least, get the police to force the squatters/looters out of the house and out of the neighborhood. They are asking that the Executor of the estate be charged with failure to act in a timely manner and force him/her to resolve this situation by immediately selling the house or having the city declare it an 'attractive nuisance' and have it demolished.

Law Enforcement Officials have been contacted but refuse to comment on the case. Updates on this case will be available when new information is gathered."




Ahhhhhh I can dream can't I??????

18 months and no end in sight. Very sad.

So I just get back from 3 hours in the dentist's chair, upper lip full of anesthesia, come in, open my front door for air, and what do I see??? Bad Gal in front of my house and so is a CHANNEL 10 NEWS car. Just what I needed to make my day. Nothing like getting the neighbors to come out of their houses and gawk at my house. Can't miss a 'wrapped' car with Channel 10 New Team, etc all over it! They both came right up to my door and I invited them in. How could I not since the news guy was well over 6 feet, blonde, gorgeous and a VERY nice guy! Too bad he's at least 30 years younger than I am. Darn, and happily married (his wife called him several times). He kept calling me pet names (beautiful, charming, love, etc.) Funny.

So I agreed to give him limited information about things, but no quoting, no definite things unless they were 'public knowledge' as on the web. Definitely would not be on TV or quoted. He looked at the Facebook pages I pulled up and took a few pictures on his phone. We had a lovely time. However, MOST of the time he was in here, he was commenting on MY house and all it's oddities and collections and how neatly arranged they all were. He was fascinated. He asked to do a news story on my house and I said nope nope nope. Second news person to want to film a story on all my stuff and why and how I collected it all. Fun part was, as he looked around he pointed to the top of a shelf and said, "You've got an empty space there". We all laughed since every available space is filled with things. Guess I missed one and will now have to get more stuff.

Anyway, to finish about the news story, Bad Gal went out front of my house and he set up his camera, put a microphone on her and filmed for about 5 minutes of questions, etc. Then they walked across the street to the Squatter's and went inside. Actually, it wasn't so easy. The guy over there with the motorhome, refused to allow them until Bad Gal said she WAS coming in, had paperwork to prove she could, etc.

They were over there about 15 minutes, didn't get to go in all rooms since the guy blocked the doors. At one point, the news guy said they almost came to blows with the guy. Scary. He wanted to film how the house looks, and have Bad Gal tell him how it used to be when it was hoarded, etc. He saw 3 of the girls and 2 guys. Only the hubby and wife spoke to him, except that one girl yelled a bit and walked off. Maria, the prime target, just stared and said absolutely nothing.

They came back over here (why is it always revolving around ME and my house?). We chatted a bit more, I talked to Bad Gal out front while the news guy went across the street and filmed himself in front of the house. Neat to watch. He is one of the few mews guys who actually do all the filming, editing, etc. Then he was back and I got a picture of him. Ohhhhhhh. So handsome in a nice suit and tie. I'm in love.

Bad Gal and he left BUT he came back in a little while after talking to the police and being told they didn't want to be involved with anything having to do with that house. I had already warned him what they would say. I was right. But he wanted desperately to get someone around here to talk on camera (or be disguised on camera) about how bad this situation is, how we are afraid for the neighborhood, sleepless, and all that. I refused nicely. I also called the two other 'detectives' and they also refused. Good thing because we could all be 'targets'. As it is, THEY are driving by, slowly, looking, and I'm pretty sure I got followed to the store yesterday evening. Pretty scary stuff. I'm on guard.

But hopefully he will get a decent story, or not. It's up to him. It was all I could do to not shout, "SHE's the cause of all of this stuff!" "Why are you listening to her delusions?". He already seemed to know that. He let on that he doesn't believe everything she told him. Good for him. Smart guy. It' a matter of who to believe, Squatter/looter number one, or Squatter/looter numbers 2-20ish.

Now we wait. He was going to put this on TV tonight, but told me he had to wait to check a few more things like the city officers and the lawyer's documents that Bad Gal actually SHOWED him!! I want to seeeeeee. She's afraid. I tried best I could today. They were right there on the car seat in front of me, within arm's reach if I could grab them and run. I thought about it and decided if I ran, I would probably end up in the emergency room.

While this news guy was here, at least 6 cars came and went. He told me he 'noticed' that activity and knew what it meant. Yup. He's smart. OH and, get this, he's the lead reported that broke the Harmony Brown case here in our town. Wow. I've gotta look up his reports. That was about 2-3 years back and what started this stupid new 'don't bother the squatter's' mind-set.

What was really fun was watching the guy across the street who shunned me over 2 years ago and hasn't spoken or looked at me (except an occasional glare). He, his wife, and 3 daughters were sneaking around the yard, trying to get a good look at what was happening. Wife was taking pictures. I'm sure they really don't know what's going on, but if that jerk would just come over and ask, he could have the entire story. His loss. He's so strange! News guy noticed too.

Off to do some research. More exciting news when it's available. Film at 11.....

If it's on, we need a LINK to watch!

Film at 11

Still no idea if that News Story will be aired on our local TV station. I was hoping the guy would find a 'safe' way to present the salient points without mentioning any of the 'past' deeds of the participants. I'm not so sure he wants to get involved with this one, but you never know. I'm watching the news each night to see. Gee, he might even have filmed my mailbox out front since the camera pointed that way.

As for Bad Gal, she's still in tears even the next day. I really really think she's trying to kick her self-medication habit. Yup. Rare to see her talking slowly and crying over things. Usually she's super hyper and moving fast. We are all hoping it's the new boyfriend/fiance, who seems to be almost normal (compared to all her other 'friends') I think he might be trying to convince her to stop the insanity. Could be good for everyone.

She called again to try to get me to be on camera. Nope. Already told her and the news guy. I asked my 2 partners in crime (detectives) and they are afraid too, of what might happen. Already, I had that car follow me to the store, then yesterday, I was on my porch on the phone to a neighbor, and a car left that house and cruised SLOWLY past my house, at one point actually pausing right in front! This is something I must be really careful with. I refuse to be kept INSIDE my own house because of them. It's all Bad Gal's fault for telling everyone I have security cameras. Now they think I'm recording everyone 24/7. And it doesn't help that Bad Gal is using my house for 'sanctuary'. I'm sure the squatters over there assume I'm her friend and that I am helping her with all this stuff. I showed the news guy what I can see on the monitor since he asked of he could see a tape. It's way too tiny and far away to see anything more than figures and you can't see car license plates etc. I told him it wouldn't help. My still shots from my little LUMIX camera are much better. I use that for license plates and occasionally catch people in it. I refused to show the news guy even that stuff. Don't want anyone except police, lawyer, judge to see any of what I have.

So now we wait and wait. Maybe no news story, but at least the news guy is alerted to what's going on over there and just might tell others (who have some clout) and maybe THEY will do something. One can only hope.

Above all stay safe Sorta.

The STORY is a GO! This is just the Facebook teaser. Picture with some comments from the News Guy. I'm delirious! Been calling people all afternoon. This link should give the Facebook page of Joe Little of Channel 10 San Diego. The top few comments (scroll to find them) are just a great still shot of the squatters and some responses. I'll copy the actual video when it airs tonight. Oh boy oh boy! Wish I knew what angle he was going for. Guess I will have to wait. It's like Christmas!

You gotta LOVE the gal in the foreground.

https://www.facebook.com/JoeLittle10News?fref=ts

WooHoo!!! That's awesome!

That's incredible, Sorta! We will stay tuned!

I can't wait to see the footage.

Oh, wow! It does sort of feel like Santa Claus is coming! And as an aside, umm.. yeah, a little hubba, hubba going on with this guy. AND he has puppies around his neck.

Here's what you all have been waiting for. Most of the 'good stuff' about drugs and all that were edited (can't have a news guy saying stuff that might be misconstrued) but you can get the idea. The one is the flowered dress is Bad Gal, the others are the current Squatters and past friends of hers. She lied lied lied to the news guy, but oh well, not my responsibility to correct her tale of intrigue. There are also two 'screen shots' of the document she is using to fool the police but I won't include those here. I can see plainly that her 'lawyer' states that the old guy had a VERBAL rental agreement with her. Oh liar liar pants on fire! Since he's not here to dispute that, I guess it stands on Bad Gal's word and the faked documents of her lawyer. OH listen very carefully to the girl yelling at Bad Gal in the doorway. She actually says (hard to hear) that Bad Gal's paperwork is FAKE. Oh yes she does. Ha.

The interview with Bad Gal is right in front of my house. Thank goodness he edited out my mailbox with the number clearly visible. Not that it helps much. After the story aired, 10...TEN cars pulled up to the Squatter's house within 5 minutes and stayed about 15-20 minutes. Loaded with people. I am thinking maybe they wanted to see the story, or had seen the story, and were planning en masse to do something to Bad Gal. Yup. I feel something bad is coming.

Hope it's not ME. I'm watching my back!


https://www.facebook.com/JoeLittle10News/videos/818096721639966/?video_source=pages_finch_main_video


AND this is what didn't make it on the news video but was a still shot that the News Guy put on his Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/JoeLittle10News...4987547/?type=1

Maybe you should tell him that the Bad gal doesn't belong there.

So, Lopez is Bad Gal? She deserves an Academy Award. What an act!

Yup, Ana, I would, but he figured that out all by himself. He came back after talking to the police (when Chrissy was gone) and we had a little chat about her 'not being totally innocent' and I advised him that those 'legal papers' were probably forged or done by her 'friend' and were not the truth. He didn't comment on the video, but did show the pages on screen shots so I could read portions which I can definitely say that 'a dead man didn't give her an ORAL rental contract' period. Gads! She lies and lies and what's worse, I think she BELIEVES her own lies. Delusional, totally. News guy was very very careful not to show or say anything except the truth. He let Bad Gal do all the talking. He probably filmed 20 minutes or more of stuff, but edited it down to just the 'teaser'. Wish I could have the ENTIRE tape.

Yup Sparkle, she gets the award for crying on cue. Wow. I would have been fooled too if I didn't know her. At least we got to see inside the house, got close up views of those druggies and let them know that now everyone knows. News guy knows it's a drug house, he's not stupid. I'm hoping that he can put pressure on some authorities in some way that might help.

I just mailed off the video and a still shot of the gal giving the camera the finger. Very funny. She doesn't even know WHICH finger to use. AND if you watch closely, her eyes are all messed up and she can't think straight. I wonder why???

Here's a story out of Chicago that shows how people can get away with this sort of thing until law enforcement gets all the t's crossed and i's dotted.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/da...0701-story.html

What a sad story but I will say Bad Girl can act.

I was going to post that too Sparkle. I can't believe how bold people are.

Ana

Thanks for that article Sparkle. It's amazing how this happens. Wish OUR city would get on the ball instead of saying, "it's a civil matter, our hands are tied". I've heard that so many times it's sickening. Maybe this News Story might make them think again.

Did you know that there are step-by-step instructions for Squatters? Just type squatters in your search engine and you will find concise instructions to do just what that Chicago couple did. I know all about it now and it's SO EASY. The worst thing about squatters, and our in particular, is THEY have NO FEAR. It's because the police told them they won't do anything to them. How awful is that?

We are all hoping that the local news article might reach the right 'ears' and things will start to move. I'm praying it does. Can't stand what's happening and it's so FUNNY that Bad Gal is actually trying to be Good Gal now. Amazing. We all decided IF she can get these horrible people out, we would rather have HER there. She doesn't attack neighbors, she is neat and clean, and despite her skewed view of the world, she's not a scary person.

I keep thinking about the EYES of 'Jennifer'. She's clearly ON something, maybe several somethings. And the scary girl in the doorway reminds me of a wraith or banshee. Sunken cheeks, sunken eyes...ohhhhh!

Sorta

Well this is interesting. Since the big NEWS story, and that onslaught of cars that night, there have been only TWO cars appear over there! Well, actually 3 if you count the pickup truck that delivered twin beds last night. Obviously this crew doesn't plan on moving out anytime soon.

We are thinking that when that news man walked in, camera rolling, they had NO idea why he was there. They, in their drug fueled state, might have thought it was a story about 'The Clock House' and how great they were cleaning it up. Just thinking. They may not have known it would turn into a 'we want you out' session. If they had any suspicions, I figure they would have noticed the News Car across the street, and locked themselves in their rooms to avoid being on camera. Could they really be so stupid as to not figure it out?

In any case, things are SLOW over there. It's Friday, a big night for mega sales and we have yet to see even one car appear. Noon is the usual time for some to show up, although 8-10 we have seen various people waking up and walking to the corner liquor store and the relatively new, Smoke Shop, for supplies.

We all are watching to see if cars are parking out of view or if they might have taken the 'drug sales operation' off site. I'd be happy if it was the latter. Get the creepy people out of the neighborhood. Still no acknowledgement on Facebook or Twitter from any of the participants. Weird. You would think they would be yakking it up to all their friends.

Sitting, watching, waiting for something, anything, to happen.

for the updates Sorta.

Well, the lull was temporary. Lots of cars as usual especially on weekend nights. 4 stayed overnight last night. Today, they brought in another new toilet. I assume they are either trying to get bathroom number 2 working, OR they are installing plumbing in the now cleaned out garage so someone can live in there.

THEN my friend/tenant and I walked down to the corner for some Ablondigas and saw that they were using some steel roofing panels to close off the gap between the garage and the next door neighbor's fence. That will permanently hide the garbage they are dumping there (none ever goes out). On the way back, we took the side street and noticed that they had put plywood over the window totally blocking it, AND they had dragged the metal shed OVER the door, so it's not accessible. Only way in now is the broken window on the end and to get to that, you have to vault over a 4 foot brick wall! WHAT are they up to?

I'm still guessing they are going to grow marijuana in there. Might explain the playing with the water shut-off all night and ditto for the electrical panel. Gotta love em.

This is becoming The Never Ending Story.

If the police don't do anything after the story on the news it doesn't look good for an end to this saga Sorta.

A tiny ray of hope today. A nice red car with a well dressed man with a camera and clipboard was there. He spent 7 minutes taking pictures and making notes on the clipboard. He went INTO the yard from the front for at least 3 minutes and then stood out front again and took a few more pictures. It's a real mess over there. It's like they are professional garbage collectors.

In the past 2 days, a pick up truck has been coming and going. It has 'stuff' in the bed but leaves with more stuff from the property. Today it arrived FULL, but then was seen putting more stuff in from the yard. The truck returned this afternoon empty except for an empty plastic trash can. I guess they are cleaning out some stuff. I saw a large plastic wheeled hose thingy, a hard hat, some empty antifreeze bottles (or not empty who knows) a large window screen, a rusty barbeque and lots of other junk. Could be they are finally getting rid of stuff, however, the junky couch is still there, the front/side yard is still full of garbage bags, etc. I am thinking that all the junky stuff is coming out of the garage, and this is the 'new' couple who will be living there (after they figure out the wiring that is). They are constantly at the fuse box. Dunno why but I assume they are blowing fuses doing something. Who knows what wiring a 1930's house has?

Hope that guy today was code enforcement and something good happens. OR even better, some guy serving a summons for the 'owner'. I don't think they would take pictures though. Time will tell.

It sounds like the wheels might finally be turning Sorta.

I'm trying to stay positive. So now I wonder who the guy with the camera and clipboard was and HOW he got the OK to go over there. Wasn't a realtor or he would have taken pictures of the entire house from all angles. Wasn't anyone any of us called because they won't respond to US anymore. He only took pics of the yard and the MESS in the front which they are now trying to conceal by hanging clothing and other rags over the chain link. Looks like a garbage dump/slum. I'm glad the old ratty couch they brought IN but left outside forever is still there. Makes a nice picture I think.

Yesterday I think they took a few more items out. Not sure. You can never tell whether the 'new' pickup truck is bringing or taking, maybe a little of both. I could swear it came in full and left not quite as full. For 30 bucks every two months, they could start the city trash service. Actually they already have it but don't know it. The lien was lifted a few months back, but nobody ever called to get some trash cans (provided free). Stupid people doing stupid things.

AND to make matters worse, the ex-friend of Bad Gal (Maria) became a grandmother for the umteenth time. So last night, they had a PARTY to celebrate. People came all at once and left in the same car (packed like sardines). There was her daughter and son-in-law, a mid-aged couple (probably other kids) and a VERY old couple (80's?) who had to be helped to walk. They all came out together with plates of food or maybe just cake and the daughter decided she should throw her plate in the gutter as she left. How nice. As if we don't have enough garbage already. Now the stuff from the yard is crawling towards the streets. In the last week, we have now 3 mushy somethings, and a bunch of empty plastic bags, and some 'food' items all spilling out onto the road. Crows are trying to eat one little something right in the middle of the intersection and one got hit yesterday. He recovered (thank goodness) but today they are still pecking at whatever seems good out there. What a wonderful group. Trash in the streets around our little area is not a normal thing. We all clean up the sidewalks and gutters at least once a week (or more if it's a windy period).

Inside the house (as you can tell by the Channel 10 News Story video, it's a mess. People sleeping on the floor, in the living room, clothes hanging from the curtain rods, the worst is probably in the locked rooms. I still think they are setting up a Meth Lab or Marijuana grow over there. Time will tell.

As for today, they all went to sleep by 4:30am. Yeah, they are UP all night. OH and the night-time activities night before last, included spray painting some GANG graffiti on the wall of the Smoke Shop at the corner. Just what I assumed, they are all members of the local gang in our neighborhood. It will be fun to see if the nearest rival gang crosses it out and writes their own. We have been free of graffiti for at least a year till now. Once it starts, it gets really bad. It just confirms that they and their friends are not the nicest neighbors.

WHEN will it be over? I have more important things to do, like watch some of my 50 or so, DVD's, that I bought and never watched. Managed to watch 3 this week. See...things are winding down a bit. hardly any 'notes' taken for 2 weeks. Still waiting for the SWAT team to attack. Got my camera ready.

for the update Sorta.